Meanings
nounstolen valor (uncountable)
- USuncountableAn instance of a person falsely claiming to have served in the military, or of a member of the military falsely claiming to have served in ways they did not.
- USuncountablelawAn instance of stolen valor in which the perpetrator has the intention to receive money, donations, discounts, or other benefits.
- USuncountableThe respect or benefits so gained.
- USfigurativelyuncountableAny instance of falsely claiming to be a part of a respected group to gain that respect.
For the most part there are clothes and canvas totes and Palm Springs–esque items that better suit any old bland Trumpfluencer than the blue-collar, stolen-valor look of most Trump merch.
2020 December 15, Kenzie Bryant, “Kimberly Guilfoyle Pivots to Trumpfluencing”, in Vanity Fair, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2020
Origin
Coined by American writer B. G. Burkett in 1998.
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stolen valor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolen%20valor
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“stolen valor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolen%20valor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stolen valor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolen%20valor.
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